This from a Resident of Grub Street...
Despite last week's arrival of 'Huggable Higgins' NR still appears unable to shake off the ghost of its former Chief Exec.
This from Network Rail's media website today...
Perhaps updates to this site are still pend'ing approval?
This from King Henry...
Exciting news from the country's two remaining Open Access Operators.
According to the National Rail website...
Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th February:
Grand Central Trains Sunderland service and First Hull Trains will combine and run in unison between London Kings Cross and Doncaster.
Can the nuptials be long delayed ?
UPDATE: This from Rudi at Merseyrail...
Not quite as pointless as you might think at first glance; it marks the area on the platform where trains stop when they are made up of 3 cars.
Passengers tend to congregate at the point where the entrances are rather than where the 3 car train stops (because of the position of the signal) and then need to scamper along causing a slight delay in departure and obviously, panicky passengers running to make sure they don't miss it.
With 16 trains per hour round our loop on the Wirral Line, even 10 seconds delay is important so that's why the sign is there, in fact it was put there at the request of various user groups...
The problem doesn't occur when it's a 6 car train by the way which more or less covers the entire length of the platform so need to for anyone to scamper wherever you're standing!
This from Globetrotter...
On a recent visit to Oxford, I spotted this gem in the middle of the station approach.
Apart from the fact that would-be passengers had presumably already taken their life into their hands getting from the city centre in the first place, the sign is conveniently positioned on the central island between two crossings, so everyone would have had to cross part-way before being admonished with the blindingly obvious.
Presumably more health n safety RCE-covering?
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